If it's 5nm, then they're not going to be using it for Apple, as Apple is likely going to be at 3nm by 2023.
For wearables, might be for Macs.
If it's 5nm, then they're not going to be using it for Apple, as Apple is likely going to be at 3nm by 2023.
If true, let's hope it won't follow the fiasco in Wisconsin.
I hope this will happen, but i have a feeling it’ll end up like the wisconsin foxconn factory.
Factory opening no sooner than late 2023 but producing current gen 5nm chips? Seems a bit of a discrepancy there...
Well Apple does tend to recycle older models of ARM processors for their non-Flagship products.
As others have noted, this is a different scenario than Foxconn.
Can you provide a link to an article that shows it uses massive amounts of electrical power.
A typical semiconductor fabrication plant, or fab, will use as much power in a year as about 50,000 homes. In fact, the larger “megafabs” can consume more electricity than auto plants and refineries. Some facilities have even built their own captive power plants.
I know these buildings are huge for a reason, cleaning the air so there are few (dust) particles in the air takes a lot of space, also the climate inside should be as stable as possible.
I'm sure dotard in chief will take credit as soon as he finds out about it.
Nice. But would've been better if it was Global Foundries (An American corporation).
I'm sure dotard in chief will take credit as soon as he finds out about it.
Didn’t take long for this to go pedantically political.Just waiting for Trump's Tweet taking credit for this.
I wonder if US defense contractors will be able to use this domestic 5nm process?
Don’t mix things together. TSMC is only for consumer electronics, for which being cost-effective is the most important factor. The military industry is a totally different story, anything used there is several generations ahead of what TSMC could ever imagine.
From what I have read, chips used by the military usually are several generations behind.Don’t mix things together. TSMC is only for consumer electronics, for which being cost-effective is the most important factor. The military industry is a totally different story, anything used there is several generations ahead of what TSMC could ever imagine.
Correct me if I'm wrong... but TSMC is a chip manufacturer, right? We're talking about silicon.
So I don't know why people are thinking iPhone assembly is coming to the US anytime soon. That's still handled overseas by companies like Foxconn, Pegatron, etc.
As much as I'd love a "Made in the USA" iPhone... this announcement isn't that.![]()
Just waiting for Trump's Tweet taking credit for this.
maybe reading the articles mentioning that the Administration (principally State Dept and Commerce Dept) is the one negotiating with them might help you put things into perspective.
Factory opening no sooner than late 2023 but producing current gen 5nm chips? Seems a bit of a discrepancy there...
Nice to finally see someone commit to building a semiconductor plant in the U.S.... something which the Obama Administration had been pushing for for a long time.
Nope. Military and military-qualified lines are often ahead in specialized analog and RF processes, particularly with non-traditional materials like GaN, GaAs, and SiGe, but they don't come anywhere close to matching the capabilities of commercial CMOS silicon.
and if Obama was president, you'd be saying "Thank you, Obama!", no doubt. This is how foolish-looking politics can make a person.I'm sure dotard in chief will take credit as soon as he finds out about it.
Nope. It's one of the longest running stories in America: money for nothing! Socialism for the Business Class/Crony Capitalism.